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The  Trustees,  appointed  by  fflrs.  Thebe  <A. 
Hearst,  hereby  invite  the  co-operation  of  the  Architects 
of  the  world  in  the  preparation  of  a  permanent,  general 
plan  of  the  buildings  and  grounds  which  are  to  compose 
the  University  of  California,  in  Berkeley,  (near  San 
Francisco)  ,  Calif  or  n  ia  . 

Dated  at  San  Francisco,  California, 
December 


].  B.  REINSTEIN, 
JAMES  H.  BUDD, 
WM.  CAREY  JONES, 

Trustees  of  the  Phebe  Hearst  Architectural  Plan 
of  the  University  of  California. 


I  hereby  guarantee  the  performance  of  all  the  conditions  and 
covenants  set  forth  in  this  Programme,  to  be  performed  by  the 
Trustees  of  the  Phebe  Hearst  Architectural  Plan. 

San  Francisco,  California,  December  3,  1897. 

PHEBE  A.  HEARST. 


J.  B.  REINSTEIN,  JAMES  H.  BUDD  and  WM.  CAREY  JONES, 
as  Trustees  appointed  by  Mrs.  Phebe  A.  Hearst  for  the  obtain- 
ment  of  an  Architectural  Plan  of  the  buildings  and  grounds  for 
the  University  of  California,  have  deposited  with  the  London, 
Paris  and  American  Bank,  Limited,  at  San  Francisco,  California, 
securities  of  the  value  of  $50,000,  as  a  fund  to  guarantee  the 
performance  by  said  Trustees  of  all  their  promises  and  covenants 
contained  in  the  Programme  for  an  International  Competition  for 
the  obtainment  of  such  Plan,  which  Programme  is  dated  Decem- 
ber 3rd,  1897. 

The  said  fund  of  $50,000  to  be  paid  over  and  delivered  only 
upon  the  order  of  said  Trustees  or  a  majority  thereof,  and  their 
successors  in  interest. 

December  3,  1897. 

London,  Paris  and  American  Bank,  Limited, 
San  Francisco,  California. 


INTRODUCTORY. 


PREPARATION  OF  PROGRAMME. 

In  the  preparation  of  the  Programme  for  this  co-operation 
the  Trustees  have  been  favored  with  the  counsel  and  aid  of 
eminent  architects  and  artists,  to  all  of  whom  they  desire  hereby 
to  acknowledge  their  grateful  obligation. 


METHOD  OF  COOPERATION. 

The  method  adopted  by  the  Trustees  for  obtaining  the  benefit 
of  this  co-operation,  while  partaking  in  some  degree  of  the  nature 
of  the  usual  competition,  (by  which  name  it  will  be  designated 
herein),  will  possess  all  the  main  features  of  an  actual  co-operation 
of  the  best  architectural  and  artistic  talent  available  for  the 
purpose  in  view,  in  this  regard  among  others  that  the  authors  of 
all  the  plans  found  meritorious  by  the  jury  will  be  recompensed. 


DATA  CONCERNING  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA. 

The  University  of  California  was  founded  under  an  Act  of 
the  Congress  of  the  United  States,  passed  in  1862.  It  received 
a  large  land  grant  and  subsidies,  and  still  receives,  in  addition, 
a  yearly  income  from  the  United  States.  The  Charter  of  the 
University  was  granted  to  it  by  the  State  of  California,  in  1868, 
and  a  part  of  its  income  is  derived  from  a  tax  of  two  cents  on 
each  $100  of  the  taxable  wealth  of  the  State,  which  income  is, 
of  course,  constantly  increasing  in  amount. 

It  will  thus  be  seen  that  the  University  has  both  a  national 
and  a  State  character.  Its  present  resources  are  valued  at 
about  nine  million  dollars,  and,  in  addition  to  the  income  from 
part  of  these  resources,  it  has  a  yearly  income  of  about  $40,000 
from  the  United  States,  and  about  $250,000  from  the  State  tax. 
The  University  has  trebled  its  number  of  students  in  six  years ; 
it  had  777  in  1891,  while  it  has  2,300  now,  and  it  will  probably 
have  5000  after  ten  years,  which  is  the  number  of  students 
for  whom  the  architectural  plan  should  be  calculated. 


GENERAL  OBJECTS  OF  THE  COMPETITION. 

The  University  of  California  possesses  extensive  and  well 
located  grounds;  besides,  it  has  at  its  disposal  sufficient 
resources  to  begin  the  erection  of  a  great  center  of  learning. 
But  it  will  require  many  years  to  complete  the  work  in  all  its 
parts,  and  it  is  to  be  expected  that  the  Programme  of  each 
division  will  undergo  some  modifications  before  the  general  work 
is  completed.  The  special  arrangements  of  each  division  or 
department  cannot,  therefore,  be  settled  at  the  present  time. 

On  the  other  hand,  confusion  would  arise,  and  the  pos- 
sibilities offered  by  a  beautiful  site  would  be  lost,  if  the 
preliminary  work  were  undertaken  without  a  comprehensive 
idea  of  the  whole,  and  without  a  previously  formulated  general 
plan. 

Only  the  adoption,  from  the  start,  of  a  well  conceived  general 
plan  will  permit  the  promoters  to  proceed  wisely  and  with  confi- 
dence in  the  creation,  successively,  of  the  various  Colleges  and 
departments  which  are  to  compose  the  University. 

It  is  this  general  outlining  of  the  work,  destined  to  remain 
the  guiding  thought  of  the  entire  undertaking,  which  constitutes 
the  object  of  the  present  competition. 


A  DOUBLE  COMPETITION. 

The  competition  will  be  double,  i.  e.  preliminary  and  final. 


RULES  OF  PRELIMINARY  COMPETITION. 

ARTICLE  i»  The  architects  of  all  countries  are  invited  to 
participate. 

PLACES  OF  DEPOSIT  OF  THE  PROGRAMME. 

ARTICLE  2.  The  University  of  California  entrusts  the  dis- 
tribution of  this  Programme  and  of  the  other  documents  and 
materials  necessary  for  the  competitors,  as  follows  : 

Argentine  Republic 

Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs,  Buenos  Ay  res. 
Austria-Hungary 

Architecten  -  Club,     Kiinstler -Haus,      No.    9    L/othringer 

Strasse,  Vienna. 
Magyar  Merfiok  es  Epite"sz,  Egyesiilet  ker  Ujvilagutcza  2, 

Budapest  IV,  Hungary. 
Belgium 

Societe  Centrale   d' Architecture   de    Belgique,    Palais   de 

la  Bourse,  Rue  de  Midi,  Brussels. 
Brazil 

Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs,  Rio  de  Janeiro. 

Canada 

Mr.    A.  T.  Taylor,  Secretary  R.  I.  B.  A.,  43  St.  Francois 

Xavier  Street,  Montreal. 
Chile 

Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs,  Santiago. 

China 

Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs,  Pekin. 

Denmark 

Dansk  Architekt  Forening,  Nybrogade   26,   Copenhagen. 
France 

Societe  Centrale  des  Architectes  Frangais,  Boulevard  Saint 

Germain  168,  Paris. 
Germany 

Miinchner    Architekten    und     Ingenieur- Verein,     c/o. 
Herrn    Kreisbaurath    Richard    Reverdy,    No.    8    Wein- 
strasse,  Munich. 
Vereinigung   Berliner  Architecten,   c/o.  K.  H.  O.  Fritsch. 

No.  21  Keith-Strasse,  Berlin. 
Great  Britain  and  Colonies 

Royal    Institute   of  British    Architects,  9  Conduit  Street, 
Hanover  Sq.,  London,  W. 


Holland 

Societe   Architectura   et   Amicitia,    c/o.    K.    de   Bazel, 

Architecte,  118  Nicolaas  Beetsstraat,  Amsterdam. 
Italy 

Cultori  di  Architettura,  Via  de  Burro,  151,  Rome. 

Collegio  degli  Ingegneri  ed  Architetti,  No.  i  Via  Cernaia, 

Milan. 
Japan 

Minister  of  Foreign  Affairs,  Tokio. 
Mexico 

Senor   Ingo.    Don    M.   Fernandez   Leal,   Presidente  de  la 
Asociacion  de  Ingenieros  y  Arquitectos,  City  of  Mexico. 
Norway 

Norske  Ingenior  Arkitektsforening,  Christiania. 
Portugal 

Real     Associate   dos    Architectos   Civis   e    Archeologos 

Portuguezes,  Lisbon. 
Roumania 

Societatea  Technica,  Calea  Victorier,  Bucharest,  Roumania. 

Russia 

Societe    Imperiale    des    Architectes   de   St.    Petersbourg, 

St.  Petersburg. 
Cercle  des  Architectes  de  Moscou,  Moscow. 

Spain 

Real  Academia  de  San  Fernando,  Madrid. 

Sweden 

Svenska  Teknologforeningen,  Stockholm. 

Switzerland 

Societe  Suisse  des  Architectes  et  Ingenieurs,  c/o.  M.  Geiser, 

Zurich. 
Turkey 

Son  Excellence  le  Ministre  de  1' Instruction  Publique  et  des 

Beaux  Arts,  Constantinople. 

United  States  of  America 

Chapters  of  American  Institute  of  Architects,  Boston, 
Brooklyn,  Buffalo,  Chicago,  Cincinnati,  Cleveland, 
Denver,  Detroit,  Indianapolis,  Kansas  City,  Los  Angeles, 
Lynchburg,  Va.,  New  York,  Philadelphia,  Pittsburgh, 
Providence,  Rochester,  San  Francisco,  Seattle,  St. 
Louis,  Washington,  and  the  Mayors  of  the  other 
principal  cities. 


Distribution  of  the  Programme* 

ARTICLE  3.  In  order  to  assure  to  all  competitors  the  same 
period  of  time,  a  sealed  parcel  containing  copies  of  the  Programme, 
plans  of  the  grounds,  and  other  materials  will  be  deposited  at  each 
of  the  above  named  addresses. 


Date  of  the  Opening  and  Closing  of  the  Competition. 

These  parcels  will  be  opened,  in  the  presence  of  possible 
competitors  who  may  desire  to  attend,  on  the  i5th  day  of  January, 
1898,  at  noon,  at  the  various  distributing  points  in  Europe,  and, 
in  order  to  roughly  equalize  the  time  of  all  competitors,  on  the 
5th  day  of  January,  1898,  at  noon,  at  all  other  distributing  points. 

From  this  day  on,  copies  of  the  Programme  and  maps  will 
be  handed  or  sent  to  all  architects  who  may  ask  for  them. 

The  competition  will  be  closed  on  the  ist  day  of  July,  1898, 
at  noon,  as  provided  in  Article  4. 


The  Sending  of  the  Plans. 

ARTICLE  4.  Before  this  date  (July  i,  1898),  the  plans  must  be 
deposited  by  the  competitors  with  the  United  States  Consul  at 
Antwerp,  Belgium.  The  date  of  receipt  of  each  plan  must  be 
written  in  ink  on  the  tube  containing  it,  by  said  Consul. 

All  the  plans  will  be  enclosed  (rolled)  in  an  impermeable 
tube,  sealed,  bearing  the  printed  address:  "UNIVERSITY  OF 
CALIFORNIA,  PHEBE  HEARST  ARCHITECTURAL  PLAN,"  and 
each  of  such  plans  must  bear  on  it  a  device  or  particular  sign, 
identical  in  every  respect  with  that  which  will  be  enclosed  within 
a  sealed  envelope  containing  the  name  and  address  of  its  author, 
and  hereinafter  referred  to. 

Accompanying  the  plans,  and  securely  fastened  thereto,  and 
inside  of  the  tube  above  referred  to,  which  shall  be  tightly  sealed, 
are  to  be  sent  three  envelopes,  all  three  sealed  : 

Envelope  No.  i,  sealed,  containing  the  name  and  address  of 
the  author,  and  a  facsimile  of  the  device  upon  his  plan,  super- 
scribed :  "  NAME  AND  ADDRESS  OF  AUTHOR  AND  FACSIMILE  OF 

DEVICE  ON  PLAN,"  "To  BE  OPENED  ONLY  IN  CASE  PLAN  IS 
ACCEPTED." 

Envelope  No.  2,  sealed,  containing  envelope  No.  i.  This 
envelope  No.  2  is  also  to  bear  upon  it  a  facsimile  of  the  device  of 
the  author,  and  is  to  be  superscribed :  ' '  THE  NAME  AND 

ADDRESS  OF  THE  PERSON  TO  WHOM  THE  PLAN  IS  TO  BE  SENT, 
IF  REJECTED,  MUST  BE  HEREON  INSCRIBED,"  "  To  BE  OPENED 
ONLY  IN  CASE  PLAN  IS  ACCEPTED." 

Envelope  No.  3,  sealed,  containing  envelope  No.  2,  and  super- 
scribed: "COMPETITION  FOR  THE  UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA," 
"UNITED  STATES  CONSUL,  ANTWERP,  BELGIUM." 

This  envelope,  containing  envelope  No.  2,  is  to  be  securely 
attached  to  the  author's  plan. 

If  the  plans  be  rejected,  envelope  No.  2,  unopened,  is  to  be 
returned  with  the  plans  to  the  address  indicated  on  envelope  No.  2. 

These  envelopes  will  be  distributed  with  the  other  materials 
by  the  Trustees. 


Jury. 

ARTICLE  5.     The  Jury  will  be  international. 
For  the  Preliminary  Competition  it  will  be  composed  of  five 
members,  viz. :  Messrs. 

R.  Norman  Shaw,  6  Ellerdale  Rd.,  Hampstead,  London. 

J.  L.  Pascal,  8  Boulevard  St.  Denis,  Paris. 

Paul  Wallot,  6  Hahnel-Strasse,  Dresden. 

Walter  Cook,  674  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

J.  B.  Reinstein,  217  Sansome  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

The  members  Qf  the  Jury  shall  have  no  knowledge  of  the 
authorship  of  any  plan,  nor  shall  they  counsel  any  competitor, 
nor  take  part  in  any  way  in  this  competition,  except  as  members 
of  the  Jury.  In  case  of  the  inability  of  any  juror  to  act  as  such, 
the  remaining  jurors  shall  select  a  juror  to  act  in  his  place. 


Proceedings  of  the  Jury. 

ARTICLE  6.  The  Preliminary  Competition  will  be  decided  at 
Antwerp,  Belgium,  and  will  not  be  preceded  or  followed  by  any 
public  exhibition  whatever. 

The  retained  plans  will  not  be  classified  ;  the  Jury  will  pro- 
ceed by  elimination. 

The  decisions  of  the  Jury  will  be  without  appeal.  The 
grounds  for  their  decision  will  not  be  given. 

Judgment  will  be  passed  simultaneously  on  all  the  plans. 


Retained  Plans. 

ARTICLE  7.  The  maximum  number  of  plans  to  be  retained 
is  not  settled  in  advance.  The  Jury  will  retain  all  the  plans 
which  it  shall  deem  worthy  of  being  kept,  but  at  least  ten. 

The  plans  retained  from  the  Preliminary  Competition  will 
become  the  property  of  the  University  of  California. 

The  name  of  a  successful  author  will  not  be  published  with- 
out his  consent. 


Premiums  for  the  Preliminary  Competition. 

ARTICLE  8.  The  authors  of  plans  retained  will  receive  a 
premium  of  $1500  each,  if  only  ten  plans  are  retained  ;  not 
less  than  $1200  each,  if  not  exceeding  fifteen  plans  are  retained; 
and  not  less  than  $1000  each,  if  more  than  fifteen  plans  are 
retained,  all  payments  being  conditioned  on  the  next  Article. 


Payment  of  Premiums* 

ARTICLE  9.  The  above  stated  premiums  will  be  paid  to  the 
authors  of  the  retained  plans  as  follows  : 

i st.     A  third  within  the  month  following  the  judgment. 

2d.  Two -thirds  after  the  execution  and  delivery  of  the 
final  plan. 

Consequently,  the  author  of  a  retained  plan,  who  may  not 
enter  the  Final  Competition,  will  be  entitled  to  only  one-third  of 
the  premium  ;  the  balance  due  him  shall  be  forfeited  to  the 
Trustees. 


Return  of  Rejected  Plans. 

ARTICLE  10.  The  rejected  plans  will  be  returned  with  the 
sealed  envelope  containing  the  name  of  the  author,  to  the  person 
designated  on  envelope  No.  2,  (Article  4),  charges  prepaid. 


RULES  OF  THE  FINAL  COMPETITION. 


Competitors* 

ARTICLE  1 1 .  None  but  the  competitors  whose  preliminary 
plans  have  been  retained  by  the  Jury  of  the  Preliminary  Com- 
petition will  be  allowed  to  take  part  in  the  Final  Competition. 

They  will  be  notified  individually,  by  registered  letter,  of  their 
admission  to  this  second  competition. 


Possible  Modification  of  the  Programme. 

ARTICLE  12.  Although  the  Programme  of  the  Final  Com- 
petition is,  in  the  main,  determined,  and  the  competitors  in  the 
Preliminary  Competition  are  hereby  apprised  of  it,  still  the  Jury 
of  the  Preliminary  Competition  will  have  the  right  to  make  alter- 
ations in  the  Programme  for  the  Final  Competition.  The  Jury 
will  request  suggestions  and  ideas  in  this  connection  from  the 
architects  taking  part  in  the  Final  Competition. 

The  letter  of  notification  will  inform  them  as  to  whether  the 
Programme  has  been  modified  or  not,  and,  if  it  has,  will  state  the 
nature  of  the  modifications. 


Journey  of  Competitors  to  San  Francisco, 

ARTICLE  13.  Competitors  successful  in  the  Preliminary 
Competition,  wishing  to  study  the  site  of  the  proposed  buildings 
on  the  ground,  will  receive  first-class  transportation  and  expenses 
for  the  journey  from  their  places  of  residence  to  San  Francisco  and 
return. 

They  should  be  provided  with  credentials,  so  that  they  may 
be  identified  in  San  Francisco. 

The  competitors  shall,  within  the  fortnight  following  the 
reception  of  the  letter  of  notification  prescribed  in  Article  1 1 , 
state  whether  they  intend  going  to  San  Francisco,  and  at  what 
time,  by  a  letter  addressed  to  the  Trustees. 


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Closing  of  the  Competition* 

ARTICLE  14.  Competitors  successful  in  the  Preliminary 
Competition  will  have  not  less  than  six  months  after  the  decision 
in  the  Preliminary  Competition,  within  which  to  send  in  their 
plans  for  the  Final  Competition. 

The  letter  of  notification  which  the  competitors  will  receive 
(see  Article  n),  will  specify  the  date  on  which  the  plans  should 
be  deposited. 

The  same  conditions  regulating  the  transmission  of  plans  for 
the  Preliminary  Competition,  will  be  applied  in  the  transmission 
of  the  plans  for  the  Final  Competition,  except  that  all  such  plans 
must  be  sent  to  the  Secretary  of  the  University  of  California,  at 
Berkeley,  California,  and  that  the  envelope  No.  i,  enclosing  the 
name  and  address  of  the  author  and  the  facsimile  of  the  device  on 
his  plan,  must  contain  also  such  references,  certificates  and  data 
as  will  indicate  the  ability  of  the  architect  for  the  execution  of 
the  work  and  the  carrying  out  of  his  plan. 


Devices* 

ARTICLE  15.  The  plans  are  to  be  designated  by  devices  or 
distinctive  signs,  reproduced  on  the  envelope  No.  2  joined  to  the 
plans  sent ;  but  the  competitors  must  not  use  the  same  devices  as 
those  used  by  them  for  the  Preliminary  Competition. 

Jury* 

ARTICLE  i6.^The  Jury  of  the  Final  Competition  will  be 
composed  of : 

i  st.  The  five  members  of  the  Jury  of  the  Preliminary  Com- 
petition. 

2d.  Of  four  architects  who  will  be  chosen  by  the  Trustees 
of  the  Phebe  Hearst  Architectural  Plan,  aided  by  lists  of  names 
proposed  by  the  competitors  successful  in  the  Preliminary  Com- 
petition. 

To  that  end,  every  such  competitor  will,  on  receipt  of  the 
registered  letter  of  notification  (Art.  n),  send  to  the  Trustees, 
under  a  sealed  envelope,  a  list  of  five  names  of  architects. 

After  counting  these  votes,  the  above  Trustees  will  decide  on 
the  names  of  the  four  additional  jurors  (having  previously 
ascertained  their  acceptance),  never  losing  sight  of  the  inter- 
national character  which  this  Jury  must  preserve.  In  case  of  the 
inability  of  any  juror  to  act  as  such,  the  remaining  jurors  shall 
select  a  juror  to  act  in  his  place. 

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Public  Exhibition. 

ARTICLE  17.  The  preliminary  plans  retained,  and  those 
presented  at  the  Final  Competition,  will  be  exhibited  publicly  at 
the  Mark  Hopkins  Institute  of  Art,  in  San  Francisco,  California. 

In  order,  furthermore,  to  secure  for  the  contestants,  as  much 
as  possible,  publicity  of  the  competition,  all  the  plans  will  be 
photographed  on  the  same  reduced  scale. 

A  series  of  these  photographs  will  be  forwarded  to  each  of  the 
Societies  of  Architects  mentioned  in  Article  2,  with  a  request 
to  give  them  a  public  exhibition. 

Every  author  will  receive,  personally,  two  proofs  of  the  pho- 
tographs of  all  these  plans. 


Liberty  to  Modify  the  First  Plan. 

ARTICLE  18.  It  is  to  be  understood  that  the  competitors  will 
have  full  liberty  either  to  preserve  or  to  modify  the  composition 
which  they  will  have  presented  at  the  Preliminary  Competition. 


Premiums. 

ARTICLE  19.  A  total  sum  of  at  least  $20,000  will  be  devoted 
to  premiums  for  the  best  plans.  At  least  $8000  of  this  sum  will 
be  awarded  to  the  plan  classed  as  No.  i. 

At  least  five  of  the  plans  will  be  awarded  a  premium. 

But  the  Jury  retains  the  right  of  distributing  the  total  allot- 
ment of  money  among  a  greater  number  of  plans,  taking  into  con- 
sideration the  number  and  merit  of  the  compositions  submitted  to 
its  examination. 

Consequently,  the  Jury  will  first  decide  upon  the  amount  of 
the  second  premium,  then  of  the  third,  and  so  on,  until  the  sum 
total  of  at  least  $20,000,  as  stipulated  above,  is  reached.  After 
this  has  been  done,  the  premiums  will  be  awarded  by  a  secret 
ballot,  calling  for  an  absolute  majority. 

Should  it  happen  that  two  candidates  receive  the  same  num- 
ber of  votes  for  a  particular  premium,  the  premium  voted  upon, 
and  the  next  in  order,  will  be  added  together  and  their  sum 
total  divided  evenly  between  the  two  candidates. 

If  *this  parity  should  happen  for  the  last  premium,  this  will 
be  divided  evenly  between  the  two  candidates. 


Opening  of  the  Sealed  Envelopes, 

ARTICLE  20.  After  the  vote  described  in  Article  19,  the 
envelopes  will  be  opened  and  the  successful  competitors 
announced. 


Officers  of  the  Tury. 

ARTICLE  21.     The  Jury  will  designate  its  President,  Vice- 
President,  Secretary  and  Recording  Secretary. 
A  record  will  be  kept  of  all  the  proceedings. 


Report  of  the  Jury's  Proceedings. 

ARTICLE  22.  The  Recording  Secretary  will  prepare  a  report, 
which  must  be  signed  by  the  Jury  and  submitted  to  the  Trustees, 
and  which  will  state  the  reasons  for  the  judgment  rendered, 
the  Jury's  estimates  of  the  merits  of  the  rewarded  plans,  together 
with  such  suggestions  and  advice  as  they  may  deem  useful  in  the 
ultimate  construction  of  the  buildings. 


Ultimate  Execution  of  the  Work. 

ARTICLE  23.  The  University  of  California  reserves  for  itself 
the  right  of  entire  control  and  direction  in  the  matter  of  the 
execution  of  the  work. 

The  rewarded  plans  will  become  its  property,  and  it  will  be 
at  liberty  to  select  therefrom  any  idea  that  it  may  desire. 

The  Jury,  however,  after  taking  into  consideration  the  value 
of  the  plan  as  well  as  the  references  and  certificates  that  the  com- 
petitors will  have  enclosed  in  the  envelope  containing  their 
names,  will  declare  whether  the  architect,  author  of  the  plan 
classed  as  No.  i,  seems  to  offer  the  guarantees  which  would  justify 
his  being  entrusted  with  the  execution  of  the  earlier  work  to  be 
undertaken. 

The  Jury  may  extend  its  opinion  so  as  to  show,  in  like  man- 
ner, its  appreciation  of  the  other  rewarded  plans. 


Contract  between  the  University  and  the  Architect 
entrusted  with  the  execution  of  any  part  of  the  work. 

ARTICLE  24.  Should  the  University  wish  to  confide  the 
direction  of  the  work  to  the  author  of  the  first-prized  plan,  or, 
if  he  decline,  to  one  of  the  architects  having  received  a  premium, 
a  contract  for  the  direction  of  the  work  will  be  drawn  between 
the  University  and  the  architect,  conditioned  upon  the  sugges- 
tions and  advice  of  the  Jury  ;  it  being  well  understood  that,  if 
such  a  contract  is  made,  it  will  be  a  desirable  consequence  of  the 
competition,  but  in  no  wise  a  condition  thereof. 


Returning  of  Plans  not  Rewarded. 

ARTICLE  25.  The  unrewarded  plans  will  be  returned  accord- 
ing to  the  stipulations  in  reference  to  the  rejected  plans  of  the 
Preliminary  Competition. 


Decisions  of  the  Jury. 

ARTICLE  26.  The  Jury's  decisions  will  be  without  appeal. 
The  fact  of  a  candidate  taking  part  in  the  competition  implies  his 
acceptance  of  all  the  conditions  of  the  present  specifications  and 
Programme. 


Expenses, 

ARTICLE  27.  The  cost  of  distribution  of  the  premiums,  of 
exhibitions,  judgments,  delivery  of  the  Programme  and  materials, 
and  all  expenses  other  than  those  for  the  preparation  and  sub- 
mission of  the  plans,  will  be  incurred  by  the  Trustees  of  the 
Phebe  Hearst  Architectural  Plan. 


Publication  of  the  Report. 

ARTICLE  28.  The  report  of  the  Jury's  proceedings  will  be 
published  in  the  cities  of  the  Societies  mentioned  in  Article  2. 

The  name  of  a  competitor  will  not  be  published  without  his 
consent. 


University  of  California, 


PROGRAMME  OF  THE  ARCHITECTS, 


I. 


General  Propositions. 

By  ' '  University  ' '  is  meant  the  collection  of  all  the  buildings 
necessary  for  the  teaching  of  higher  branches  of  learning. 

Bach  department  of  instruction  will  have,  as  nearly  as  may 
be,  its  own  building  or  buildings.  These  buildings  will  be  erected 
successively  as  the  funds  for  the  purpose  become  available,  and, 
under  all  circumstances,  according  to  a  previously  formulated  plan 
of  the  whole  University. 

The  plan  is  to  include  provision  for  the  residence  of  the 
students. 

Important  divisions  for  the  common  use  and  service  are  to  be 
provided. 

Provision  for  free  access  and  easy  communication,  both  open 
and  covered,  within  the  University  limits,  is  an  essential  part  of 
the  Programme. 

The  desire  is  that  the  general  arrangement  should  assume  an 
imposing  aspect,  of  a  serious  and  noble  character,  that  will  at  the 
same  time  harmonize  with  the  picturesque  nature  of  the  grounds, 
their  situation  and  topography. 


II. 
Grounds* 

The  City  of  Berkeley,  near  San  Francisco,  is  situated  on  the 
shore  of  a  large  Bay,  called  the  Bay  of  San  Francisco,  nearly 
opposite  the  straits,  known  as  the  Golden  Gate,  which  con- 
nect the  Bay  with  the  Pacific  Ocean.  Resting  against  a 
mountainous  background,  the  city  is  situated  on  a  gentle  slope, 
the  rise  increasing  as  it  recedes  from  the  Bay. 

The  location  reserved  for  the  University  begins  about  two 
miles  east  of  the  shore-line  of  the  Bay,  and  extends  beyond  the 
city,  on  hilly  ground.  While  the  principal  entrance  to  the 
University  grounds  is  at  present  Center  street,  on  the  western 
boundary,  architects  are  free  to  provide  other  entrances,  either 
for  the  principal  approach,  or  for  side  ones. 

There  is  a  ferry  from  San  Francisco  to  Berkeley  at  the  foot  of 
University  Avenue,  and  a  railroad  from  San  Francisco  to  Berkeley, 
and  other  railroads,  as  shown  on  the  topographical  map  accom- 
panying this  Programme. 

The  grounds  of  the  University  are  represented  on  the  maps 
accompanying  this  Programme : 

i  st.  On  the  small  general  map,  showing  their  situation  with 
reference  to  the  City  of  Berkeley. 

2nd.  On  the  topographical  plan,  the  red  line  indicating  their 
boundaries. 

The  architect,  however,  need  not  be  restricted  by  the  indicated 
northern  boundary,  but,  if  his  composition  so  require,  may  extend 
the  northern  boundary  to  the  nearest  brook  or  watercourse.  This 
watercourse  will  be  found  delineated  on  the  small  general  map. 

The  perimeter  of  the  grounds  is  irregular ;  their  greatest  length 
is  about  1870  meters,  extending  almost  due  East  and  West, 
and  their  greatest  width  about  770  meters. 

The  slope  of  the  grounds  is  marked  on  the  plan  by  contour 
lines,  in  English  feet.  The  least  altitude  is  198  feet,  (60.3  m.), 
on  the  side  nearest  the  shore  of  the  Bay,  the  highest,  964  feet 
(293.6  m.),  making  a  difference  in  the  level  of  766  feet  (233.3  mO 
(The  English  foot=  .3046  m.) 

In  the  grounds  there  are  two  brooks  which  join  before  leav- 
ing the  grounds. 

The  grounds  are  partly  planted  with  beautiful  trees,  which 
should,  as  far  as  possible,  be  preserved  ;  the  trees  which  are  to  be 
especially  preserved  are  those  within  one  hundred  feet  of  the 
brooks. 

There  are  also  various  buildings  now  standing  on  the  grounds 
which  need  not  be  taken  into  consideration ;  nor  need  present 
paths  or  roads  be  considered. 

The  soil  is  generally  firm  and  offers  no  particular  difficulties 
for  foundations. 


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III. 
General  Grouping  of  the  Programme. 

The  general  scheme  will  comprise : 

i  st.     Provision  for  the  general  and  collective  purposes  com- 
mon to  all  the  departments,  as  follows  : 
Administration, 
University  Library, 
University  Museum, 
Auditoriums, 
Military  Establishment, 
Gymnasia, 

Printing  Establishment, 
Habitation, 
Club  Houses, 
Infirmary, 
Approach  and  Communication. 

d.  Buildings  for  all  things  pertaining  to  the  general  service  of 
the  several  departments,  such  as  central  power,  heat  and  light 
station,  postal,  telephone  and  telegraph  systems,  etc. 

3d.  The  Departments  of  Instruction,  so  far  contemplated, 
number  fifteen,  and  the  buildings  for  their  accommodation  differ 
much  as  to  their  relative  size  and  importance. 

These  departments  are  as  follows : 

A*     Higher  Historical  and  Literary  Instruction. 

1 .  Department  of  Philosophy  and  Pedagogy. 

2.  "  Jurisprudence. 

3.  "  "  History  and  Political  Science. 

4.  ' '  Ancient  and  Modern  Languages. 

B»     Higher  Scientific  Instruction. 

5.  Department  of  Mathematics. 

6.  "  "  Physics. 

7.  "  "  Astronomy. 

8.  "  Chemistry. 

9.  "  "  Natural  History    (Zoology,    Botany, 

Geology  and  Mineralogy). 

C*     Technical  and  Applied  Instruction. 

10.  Department  of  Fine  Arts. 

11.  *  Agriculture. 

12.  "  l  Mechanical  Engineering. 

13.  '  Civil  Engineering. 

14.  '  Mining. 

15.  "  '  Draughting  and  Graphical  Analysis. 

All  are  to  be  so  connected  as  to  insure  easy  communication, 
both  open  and  covered,  between  the  groups  or  buildings,  and  to 
contribute  to  the  stately  aspect  of  the  whole. 


IV. 

COMPOSITION  OF  EACH  GROUP. 

Particular  Programmes* 
Particular  and  Collective  Departments. 


1.     Administration. 

The  administration  will  be  accommodated  in  one  or  several 
buildings. 

It  will  comprise : 

The  entrance  to  the  University,  with  the  janitor's  lodge,  etc. 
The  building  or  buildings  for  the  offices  of  the  President  and 
Secretaries,  and  for  the  meetings  of  Regents  and  Professors. 
Reception  rooms  for  officers. 
Ante-rooms,  Committee  rooms. 
Hall  of  records. 
Cash  room,  with  its  adjuncts. 
Post-office. 

Divers  storage  places  for  material  and  maintenance,  etc. 
Store  for  the  sale  of  books,  stationery  and  sundry  articles 
and  furnishing  material  for  the  students. 


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2.     University  Library. 

The    building   for   the   University   Library   should   have    a 
capacity  for  750,000  volumes.     It  will  include  : 

A  large  reading  room. 
Hall  for  papers  and  periodicals. 
Conversation  parlor. 

A  fair  number  of  private  study  rooms  for  individuals  and  for 
small  classes. 


3.     University  Museum. 

This  division,  open  to  the  students  and  the  public,  should 
make  ample  provision  for  all  the  departments  usually  included 
in  a  modern  general  museum,  such  as  : 

Art, 

Antiquities, 
Ethnology,  etc. 


4.     Auditoriums. 

There  are  to  be  two  Auditoriums.  Bach  should  be  adapted 
to  lecture,  concert  and  theatre  purposes,  and  provided  with  recep- 
tion parlors. 

1.  A  large  Auditorium,  of  a  capacity  of  about  5000  people. 

2.  A  small  Auditorium   of  a  capacity  of  about  1500  people. 

A  garden,  specially  arranged  for  the  purposes  of  celebrations 
and  receptions,  will  complete  this  division. 


5.     Military  Establishment. 

All  the  able-bodied  male  students  receive  military  instruction 
twice  a  week. 

This  division  will  comprise : 

i   lecture  room  for  300  students, 

3  lecture  rooms  for  50  to  100  students. 

A  special  library,  with  geographical  and  other  maps. 

A  museum  of  important  ancient  and  modern  arms. 

A  gallery  of  models  and  drawings  of  military  works. 

An  armory  to  contain  2000  stands  for  arms. 

Sheltered  courts  for  drill  in  rainy  weather,  for 

12  Companies  of  Infantry,  of  50  cadets  each, 

i  Company  of  Engineers,     "     cadets, 

i  Squadron  of  Cavalry, 

i  Battery  of  Artillery. 

A  drill  field,  for  exercises  in  the  open  air  (see  6,  Gymnasia;. 


6.     Gymnasia. 

Under  this  name  are  designated  all  of  the  spaces  and  struct- 
ures to  be  provided  for  physical  culture  and  athletic  exercises: 
These  exercises  are  open  to  the  students  of  both  sexes. 
The  gymnasia  are  to  occupy  a  large  space,  as  level  as  possible. 
They  will  comprise : 

Two  large  halls  for  various  exercises,  each  provided  with  about 
200  dressing-rooms,  and  100  shower  baths:  one  hall  for  the  young 
men,  and  the  other  for  the  young  women.  Ample  provision  for 
lockers  is  needed. 

Two  swimming  tanks  of  about  400  square  meters  each,  with 
numerous  dressing  rooms  and  adjuncts. 

A  large  drilling  and  exercising  field  in  the  open  air,  for 
athletic  games,  with  stands  and  seats. 

This  athletic  ring  should  be  treated  in  a  monumental  and 
majestic  style. 

Various  adjuncts  for  this  whole  division. 


7.     Printing  and  Publishing  Establishment. 

The  building  for  this  purpose  will  include  offices,  composing 
room,  press  room,  proof  room,  bindery,  electrotyping  rooms, 
store-rooms,  etc. 

Power  will  be  supplied  from  the  Central  Station. 


8.     Habitation. 

In  buildings  specially  arranged  for  habitation,  will  be  found 
lodgings  of  various  importance,  for 

1 .  The  head  of  the  Material  Department  and  his  family. 

2.  An  Assistant  Doctor  (in  the  vicinity  of  the  Infirmary). 

3.  A   Chief  Superintendent,    and    several   Assistant  Super- 

intendents. 

4.  Employes  and  workmen,  gardeners,  engineers,  firemen,  etc. 

5.  The    buildings  for  lodging  the  Students,   the  number  of 

whom  must  be  estimated  at  3000. 

Note.     The  proportion  must  be  about  the  same  for  each  sex. 

The  rooms  for  the  students  should  be  arranged  in  suites,  of 
two  and  three  rooms  each,  with  a  sufficient  number  of  bath-rooms, 
lavatories,  etc. ,  on  each  floor. 

Two  dining  establishments,  disconnected  from,  but  accessible 
to,  the  Students'  dwelling  houses,  should  be  provided.  They 
should  include  all  the  adjuncts  of  a  well-equipped  kitchen,  with  a 
yard  and  special  entrance. 


9.     Club  Houses. 

1.  Club  Houses  for  Undergraduates.     There  should  be  two, 
in  connection  with  the  gymnasia. 

2.  A  Club  House  for  the  Alumni  of  the  University  and  for 
the  Graduate  Students. 

3.  Professors'  and  Officers'  Club  House. 

Each  of  these  should  be  provided  with  all  the  appointments 
of  the  most  approved  modern  club  house. 


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10.     Infirmary. 

The  Infirmary  is  to  be  situated  in  a  retired  place,    and   to 
contain  : 

Twenty  sick  rooms,  and  a  few  isolated  rooms  for  contagious 

diseases. 

A  covered  court  or  promenade. 
A  garden. 

Bath  and  soiled  linen  room. 
Physician's  reception  and  consulting  room. 
Drawing-room  for  convalescent  patients. 
Dining-room  for  convalescent  patients. 
Kitchen  and  pantry. 

A  section  for  common  use  will  comprise : 
A  Doctor's  private  rooms. 
Pharmacy  and  adjuncts. 
Apartments  for  nurses  of  both  sexes,  stewards  and  employes. 


11.     Approach  and  Communication. 

The  large  area  covered  by  these  buildings,  and  the  configur- 
ation of  the  land,  require  special  provisions  to  insure  easy  com- 
munication. Within  every  group  of  the  Programme  there  will  be 
required  means  of  communication  covered  by  porticos,  galleries 
or  corridors,  interior  staircases,  elevators,  etc. 

Between  the  various  groups,  covered  means  of  communication 
are  equally  desirable. 

Approaches  should  be  provided  for  pedestrians,  by  means  of 
paths  and  stairways,  or  porches,  which  should  contribute  to  the 
monumental  effect ;  for  carriages,  automobile  vehicles  and  bicycles, 
by  means  of  gentle  grades ;  lastly,  mechanical  means  of  transpor- 
tation may  be  provided  which  could  rapidly  connect  the  various 
groups. 

This  whole  arrangement,  naturally  subordinate  to  the  general 
conception  of  the  ensemble,  does^  not  allow  of  more  detailed 
directions. 


12.     Buildings  for  the  General  Service. 

All  important  divisions  require  numerous  adjuncts.  The 
most  essential  to  provide  are : 

A  central  plant  for  the  production  of  power,  heat  and  light ; 
sheds  for  machines,  coal  yards,  etc. 

Divers  workshops  for  repairs  and  housing  of  materials. 

Telegraph  and  telephone  stations. 

Pneumatic  service. 

Warehouses  for  raw  and  manufactured  materials. 

A  fire-department  station. 

A  station  for  the  maintenance  of  buildings  and  roads. 

The  necessary  appurtenances  for  gardening  purposes. 

Carriage  houses  for  automobile  vehicles,  bicycles,  convey- 
ances for  the  general  service,  and  stables  for  a  few  horses. 

This  division  does  not  constitute  a  group ;  the  architects  will 
have  the  choice  of  either  concentrating  it  or  distributing  its  parts 
at  various  points  of  the  domain  ;  all  according  to  the  exigencies  of 
their  composition. 


13.     The  Departments  of  Instruction  in  General. 

The  several  Departments  of  Instruction  should  be  provided 
with  the  appurtenances  necessary  for  their  management,  without 
being  dependent  on  any  other  department. 

The  Programme  can,  at  best,  only  'point  out  the  general 
outlines  of  the  plan,  leaving  it  to  the  architects  to  study  the 
latest  improvements,  and  to  complete  the  Programme  by  presenting 
any  propositions  which  they  may  suggest,  by  drawings,  or 
written  descriptions. 

The  several  buildings  should  be  provided  with  sufficient 
ground  for  such  extensions  as  may  become  necessary  in  the  future. 

They  each  have :  their  general  adjuncts,  such  as  the  janitor's 
lodge,  cloak-rooms,  interior  offices,  heating  apparatus,  lava- 
tories, etc. 

Offices  for  the  Professors  and  Assistant  Professors. 

Department  libraries  for  advanced  students. 

Several  study-rooms  for  the  accommodation  of  about  ten 
students  each. 

The  Seminarium,  quarters  reserved  for  higher  studies,  con- 
sisting of  separate  rooms  planned  according  to  the  nature  of  the 
studies. 

These  various  elements  will  be  more  or  less  important  accord- 
ing to  the  number  of  students  and  the  nature  of  the  studies. 
But  they  are  necessary  in  all  the  buildings  or  departments,  and 
the  Programme  will  not  mention  them  again.  It  will  be  confined 
to  the  description  of  the  special  features  which  distinguish  each 
department. 


14.     Department  of  Philosophy  and  Pedagogy. 

i  lecture  room  for  400  students. 
10       "       rooms  for  30  to  60  students. 
1 2  laboratories  for  experiments. 

4  small  isolated  rooms  for  more  delicate  work. 


15.     Department  of  Jurisprudence. 

i   lecture  room  for  200  students. 
10        "       rooms  for  30  to  75  students. 
4        ' '       rooms  for  1 5  to  30  students. 


16.     Department  of  History  and  Political  Science. 

i  lecture  room  for  500  students. 
3      "        rooms  for  200       " 
10      "  "  30  to  75  students. 

Special  features  :  Study  and  lecture  rooms,  in  which  each 
student  will  have  a  table  large  enough  to  spread  out  his  maps  and 
charts. 

Gallery  of  geographical  maps,  statistical  tables,  etc.,  etc. 


17.     Department  of  Ancient  and  Modern  Languages. 

i  lecture  room  for  500  students. 
3        "       rooms  for  200      " 
50       "  "  30  to  i oo  students. 

Besides  the  parts  common  to  all  the  departments,  this  one 
will  present  special  requirements.  It  comprises  at  present  five 
divisions  of  about  equal  dimensions,  for 

The  English  language. 

The  Greek  and  I^atin  languages. 

French  and  sister  languages. 

German  and  sister  languages. 

Semitic  languages  ;  the  Chinese  and  Japanese  languages. 

Each  of  these  divisions  forms  a  sort  of  smaller  department  of 
its  own,  possessing  more  or  less  of  the  elements  as  indicated 
in  No.  13  above. 


18.     Department  of  Mathematics. 

i  lecture  room  for  150  students. 
10  "  "  40  to  75  students. 

4  "  rooms  for  15  students. 
A  room  for  collection  of  models. 


19.     Department  of  Physics. 

i  lecture  room  for  300  students. 

i       "          "     for  200  students. 

8       "       rooms  for  25  to  50  students. 

These  lecture  rooms  are  to  be  connected  with  laboratories  for 
preparation  of  experiments,  and  store  rooms. 

25  laboratories  for  special  scientific  investigations. 
6  laboratories  for  60  students  each. 

Each  of  the  laboratories  will  have  its  necessary  adjuncts; 
rooms  for  the  assistants,  glassware,  scales,  store-rooms  and 
annexes. 

A  tower  for  vertical  experiments. 

A  long  gallery  for  optical  experiments. 

A  cabinet  or  collection  of  physical  instruments  and  other 
objects  relating  to  this  science. 

Machine  shop  for  construction  and  repairs  of  apparatus. 

Power  to  be  applied  from  Central  Station. 


20.     Department  of  Astronomy. 

The  large  observatory  of  the  University  (I/ick  Observatory) 
is  situated  at  Mount  Hamilton.  Provision  is  to  be  made  here  for 
a  smaller  observatory  with  its  adjuncts. 

1  lecture  room  for  150  students. 

2  "       rooms  for  40  students. 

3  "  "      for  15  students. 

Special  features :     This  department  must  be  placed  in  a  loca- 
tion most  favorable  for  astronomical  observations. 
It  will  comprise : 

A  complete  observatory  for  astronomy. 
An  observatory  of  meteorology. 
A  computing  room. 
Apartments  for  three  Astronomers  and  their  families. 


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21.     Department  of  Chemistry. 

The  building  or  buildings  for  Chemistry  should  provide'for 
three  different  branches  :  a)  General  and  Theoretical  Chemistry  ; 
b)  Medical  and  Pharmaceutical  Chemistry ;  c)  Technical  [and 
Applied  Chemistry. 

i    lecture  room  for  300  students, 
i  "      for  100  students, 

i       "  "       for    50  students. 

These  lecture  rooms  are  to  be  connected  with  laboratories  for 
preparation  of  experiments,  and  store-rooms. 

5  laboratories  for  50  to  100  students. 

6  for  25  to    50  students. 
10                          for  10  to    25  students. 

10  for  special  scientific  investigations. 

Distilling,  steam  bath  and  drying  room. 

Store-rooms  for  apparatus  and  chemicals  convenient  to  labora- 
tories. Other  larger  store-rooms  for  large  stocks  of  supplies  and 
acids.  Weighing  rooms  with  North  light. 

Rooms  in  basement  for  work  involving  constant  temperatures, 
Thermochemistry,  Gas  Analysis,  Refinefd  Measurements,  etc. 

Fire-proof  rooms  for  furnaces,  bombs  and  explosives. 

Dark  rooms  for  Photography  and  similar  experiments. 

Rooms  not  in  direct  connection  with  main  rooms,  for  ill- 
smelling  and  poisonous  gases. 

Isolated  rooms  for  storage  of  dangerous  and  explosive  sub- 
stances. 

Room  with  North  light  for  microscopical  work. 

Room  for  animals  for  toxicological  experiments. 

Rooms  where  chemical  operations  on  a  large  scale  can  be 
conducted,  manufacturing  acids,  glass,  metals,  organic  bodies, 
soap,  dyes. 

Two  glass-covered  courts  and  space  for  outdoor  work. 

Boiler  rooms,  work  rooms  with  power  from  Central  Station 
and  cool  rooms. 

A  large  museum  room  for  apparatus,  and  a  smaller  one  for 
chemicals. 


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22.     Department  of  Natural  History. 

i  lecture  room  for  500  students. 
3      "       rooms  "  200         " 
6      "  "       "     50         " 

This  division  comprises  a  common  section  (see  No.  13 
above),  to  be  used  for  the  general  studies  common  to  all,  and  has 
three  subdivisions  : 

Zoology,     Botany,     Geology  and  Mineralogy. 
The  common  section  calls  for  no  particular  description.     It 
embraces  all  the  collective  studies  on  Natural  History  in  general. 
Each  of  the  three  above-named  subdivisions  forms,  moreover,  a 
complete  whole,  comprising  also  the  general   features  indicated 
under  No.  13  above. 

SPECIAL  FEATURES  : 
Zoology. 

Laboratory  of  Physiology. 

"   Microscopy  and  Histology. 
"  Biology  —  animals  in  observation. 
Various  adjuncts  of  the  Laboratories. 
Dissecting  rooms. 
Vivisection  rooms. 

Rooms  for  preparing  the  experiments  for  making  casts,  etc. 
These  laboratories  and   adjuncts  are  to  be  devoted  to  the 
general  studies  on  animals. 

The  Department  of  Zoology  comprises,  in  addition ,  studies  on 
animals  considered  by  classes,  thus :  Ornithology,  Herpetology, 
Icthyology,  Entomology,  Conchology,  etc.,  etc.,  and,  in  general, 
all  the  distinctive  branches  of  Zoology,  each  one  with  its 
respective  store  rooms  and  adjuncts,  such  as  aviaries,  cages, 
aquariums,  places  of  isolation,  etc.,  etc. 

Large  Museum   of  Zoological  collections,  in  three  sections : 
Zoology  (skeletons,  models  and  stuffed  specimens). 
Comparative  Anatomy. 
Palaeontology. 

Botany. 

Microscopical  laboratories,  lighted  from  the  North. 
Laboratories  for   Vegetable   Physiology,    with   grounds   for 
experiments. 

Herbarium  and  collections. 

In  the  vicinity  a  botanical  garden,  with  green-houses. 

Note.     This  Botanical  Garden  is  only  to  be   used   for   the 
most  ordinary  plants.     Provision  can  be  made  for  a  more  impor- 
tant garden,  outside,  and  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  University 
grounds. 
Geology  and  Mineralogy. 

Laboratories  of  Geology. 

Laboratories  of  Mineralogy,  with  motive  power  for  experiments. 

Gallery  for  collections. 

Glass  enclosure  to  receive  large  specimens. 

Workshops,   storage   and    stock-rooms  for  preparations,  pol- 
ishing, etc.     Power  from  Central  Station. 

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23.     Department  of  Fine  Arts. 

This  division,  designed  for  the  special  teaching  of  the  Fine 
Arts,  embraces,  in  one  whole,  the  following  Programme  : 

i st.  A  department  of  Painting,  Sculpture,  Architecture, 
(Drawing  and  Modelling  class-rooms,  exhibition  and  competition 
halls,  galleries  of  models,  studios,  library,  etc.)  with  a  special 
division  devoted  to  Decorative  and  Industrial  Art. 

2d.  A  department  of  Music,  with  all  its  elements.  (Class- 
rooms, lecture  and  study  rooms,  etc.  Hall  |for  exercises  in 
common.) 


24.     Department  of  Agriculture. 

i  L,ecture  room  for  200  students. 

6         "       rooms  for  25  to  100  students. 

General  chemical  laboratory. 

Special  chemical  laboratories. 

Viticultural  laboratory. 

Entomological  laboratory. 

Bacteriological  laboratory. 

Museum  for  soils,  seeds,  agricultural  products,  ancient  and 
modern  agricultural  implements. 

Cellars,  store-rooms,  document  rooms,  etc. 

I^arge  sheds  for  the  practical  demonstration  of  the  use  of 
agricultural  implements  (motive  power). 

Experimental  field,  in  addition  to  the  agricultural  grounds 
outside  of  the  domain  of  the  University. 


25.     Department  of  Mechanical  Engineering. 

This  department  includes  Electrical  Engineering. 

1  lecture  room  for  1 50  students. 

2  "       rooms  for  100  students. 

2  "  "      for  50  students. 

3  "  "      for  25  students. 

3  large  laboratories  for  60  students. 
15  experimental  laboratories  for  10  to  20  students. 

5  special  drawing  rooms. 

3  or  4  workshops,  similar  to  those  of  large  factories,  capable 
of  accommodating  various  kinds  of  machinery,  and  where  about 
60  students  may  work  at  a  time. 

Rooms  for  collections  and  models. 

A  special  engine  and  boiler  room,  in  addition  to  power  sup- 
plied from  Central  Station. 


26.     Department  of  Civil  Engineering. 

Space  and  accommodations  required  for  this  department  are 
similar  to  and  in  the  proportion  of  one-half  to  two-thirds  of  those 
in  the  Department  of  Mechanical  Engineering. 

Power  supplied  from  Central  Station.  No  special  engine  and 
boiler  room  required. 


27.     Department  of  Mining. 

Space  and  accommodations  required  for  this  department  are 
about  the  same  as  for  the  Department  of  Mechanical  Engineering. 

Power  supplied  from  Central  Station.  No  special  engine  and 
boiler  room  required. 


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28.     Department  of  Draughting  and  Graphical  Analysis. 

6  Draughting  rooms  for  60  students. 
3  "       for  20  students. 

A  model  room. 

Provision  for  this  department  may  be  made  by  proportionally 
enlarging  the  building  for  the  Department  of  Mathematics. 


General  Observations. 

The  preceding  directions  are  intended  to  give  a  general  idea 
of  the  scope  and  character  of  the  University  and  are  not  intended  to 
control  the  details  of  the  plan  of  the  architect,  especially  in  the 
preliminary  competition. 

The  distribution  of  the  groups  on  the  grounds,  as  well  as 
their  respective  proportions,  are  left  to  the  judgment  of  the 
architects. 

There  are  no  limitations  on  the  materials  to  be  used.  Cali- 
fornia abounds  in  beautiful  and  durable  building  stones. 

The  attention  of  the  competing  architects  is  particularly  called 
to  the  importance  of  a  monumental  and  artistic  aspect  of  the 
roofs.  Indeed,  the  marked  declivity  of  the  ground  creates  special 
conditions  of  perspective,  and  the  spectator,  placed  on  the  summit 
of  the  grounds,  will  have  the  view  of  the  roofs  on  successive 
lower  elevations. 

The  superb  panorama  of  the  Bay  of  San  Francisco  can  be 
seen  from  the  grounds  at  the  altitude  thereon  of  about  260 
English  feet. 


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V. 


PRESENTATION  OF  THE  PLAN. 


Preliminary  Competition. 

Each  plan  will  comprise  : 

1.  A    general    plan,    showing  the  ground  floor  of  all  the 
buildings,  on  the  scale  of  the  topographical  chart  accompanying 
the  Programme  (100  feet  to  the  inch,  or  1/1200  scale.) 

This  plan  will  indicate  the  buildings  in  detail,  and  not  in 
mass. 

The  purpose  for  which  each  group  is  designed,  shall  be 
written  in  English  on  the  plans,  and  adjoining  the  group,  and  not 
in  marginal  notes,  as  for  example  :  "Administration,"  "  Chemis- 
try," "  Mining,"  etc.,  etc. 

The  plans  will  show  the  contour  lines  of  the  topo- 
graphical chart. 

2.  A  general  elevation,  on  the  same  scale  as  the  plan. 

3.  General  section  on  the  same  scale. 

The  elevation  and  the  section  are  to  be  taken  at  such  points 
as  in  the  judgment  of  the  author  will  best  illustrate  his  plan. 


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Final  Competition. 

For  the  Final  Competition,  the  Jury  of  the  Preliminary  Com- 
petition will  determine  what  drawings  are  to  be  required  from  the 
competitors  in  order  to  show  their  understanding  of  the  general 
composition,  and  of  the  character  of  the  study  (des  qualites 
d'etude). 

For  that  purpose  they  may  be  required  to  give  whole  divisions 
or  sets  of  buildings,  and  also  a  particular  study  of  one  of  the 
groups  that  may  be  designated  by  the  Jury  after  the  Prelimi- 
nary Competition.  The  Jury  will  also  determine  the  more 
detailed  Programme  of  this  group  ;  but  subject  to  the  above  power 
on  the  part  of  the  Jury  the  plans  required  in  the  Final  Com- 
petition will  be : 

1.  A   general    plan,    showing  the   ground   floor   of  all   the 
buildings. 

2.  A  general  section. 

3.  A  general  elevation.     The  section  and  elevation  are  to  be 
taken  at  such  points  as  in  the  judgment  of  the  author  will  best 
illustrate  his  plan. 

4.  A  general  perspective. 

Just  as  in  the  Preliminary  Competition,  the  plans  of  the 
buildings  will  be  made  in  detail,  and  the  inscriptions  written  in 
English,  indicating  the  groups,  will  be  reproduced  on  the  plan 
itself,  and  not  in  the  margin. 

No  title,  inscription,  or  annotation  of  any  kind,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  the  device,  will  be  allowed  on  the  drawings  in  any 
language  but  English. 

The  drawings  must  all  be  original ;  no  reproductions  by 
photographic  or  other  processes  will  be  permitted. 


Maps,  Casts  and  Photographs. 

Maps,  photographs,  casts,  and  necessary  documents  can  be 
obtained  from  Mr.  B.  R.  Maybeck,  No.  7  Rue  Honore  Chevalier, 
Paris,  France,  or  from  the  Trustees. 


Information. 

All  requests  for  information  should  be  addressed  to 

TRUSTEES  PHEBE  HEARST  ARCHITECTURAL  PLAN 
UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA 
217  SANSOME  STREET 

SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIFORNIA. 


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Abstract  of  Climatic  Conditions 

at  the  University  of  California,  during  the  years 
J888  to  J894  inclusive* 


Average  of  the   maximum   temperatures    (annual)   for   the 
seven  years : 

+  90°.36  Fahrenheit^  -\-yP.qz  Centigrade  =  -\-2 5°. 94  Reaumur. 
Highest  temperature  in  the  seven  years,  namely  on  June  29,  1891 : 

+  ioi.°  F.  =  -f  38°.34  C.  =  +30°.  7  R. 

Average  of  minimum  temperatures  (annual)  for  seven  years, 
1888-94  : 

+ 3i°2  F.  =  —.45°  C.  =  —.36°  R. 

lyowest  temperature  in  the  seven  years,  namely  on  January 
14,  1888  : 

+  240.9  F.  =  —  3°.9o  C.  =  —3.12°  R. 

Average  yearly   range    of   temperature  —  Mean   of    seven 
years,  1888-94 : 

59°.2  F.  =  32°.83  C.  =  26°. 26  R. 

Greatest  variation  in  temperature  within  24  hours,  during  the 
seven  years : 

38°  F.  =  2i°.io  C.  =  i7°.o  R. 


Average  annual  rainfall,  1888-94  : 

27.12  inches  =  688. 85  mm.  (millimeters.) 
Maximum  rainfall  in  24  hours,  during  1888-94  : 

3.62  inches  =  91.9  mm. 
Maximum  rainfall  in  one  hour  : 

0.5  inch  =  12.7  mm. 

Most  of  the  rain  falls  in  the  months  of  December,  January 
and  February  ;  small  amounts  in  October,  November,  March  and 
April ;  little  or  none  in  May,  June,  July,  August  and  September. 
Humidity  of  air  at  saturation  =  100  per  cent. 
Average,  annually  for  seven  yrs.  =82   "       " 

Highest  (often)       ; 100  "      " 

lowest  (seldom) 30  "      "    During  preva- 
lence of  dry  north  winds,  or  northers. 


During  the  months  of  April  to  September  of  each  year,  the 
winds  are  from  the  west  and  southwest ;  i.  e.  from  the  Pacific 
Ocean.  They  are  cool  and  damp,  but  seldom  have  a  velocity  of 
more  than  1 5  miles  per  hour 

=  21.14  kilometers  per  hour 

=  6.71  meters  per  second. 

In  the  Springs  and  Autumns  the  winds  are  light  and  vari- 
able, often  from  the  South,  warm  and  rainy. 

During  the  Winters,  the  same,  except  that  occasionally  there 
is  a  strong  northwest  wind,  quite  cold,  or  a  strong  northeast  wind, 
quite  hot  and  dry,  commonly  called  "  a  norther." 

The  last  two  winds,  particularly  the  latter,  are  the  heaviest ; 
the  northeast  one  pouring  over  the  Berkeley  hills  from  the  east, 
and  sometimes  coming  down  almost  vertically  upon  the  roofs  of 
the  buildings.  Windmills,  light  roofs  and  structures  have  occa- 
sionally been  blown  down  by  them.  Their  maximum  velocity  is 
35  to  40  miles  per  hour  (56.32  to  64.36  kilometers  per  hour). 

The  ground  does  not  freeze. 

There  have  been  but  three  slight  falls  of  snow  in  28  years ; 
each  one  barely  covering  the  ground,  and  remaining  but  a  few 
hours. 

There  is  no  freezing  of  water  or  other  conduits. 

All  the  native  and  transplanted  trees  on  the  University 
site  are  evergreens ;  no  deciduous  ones,  with  the  exception  of  a 
few  small  trees  for  experimental  purposes  are  found  here. 

All  varieties  grow  rapidly  and  luxuriantly. 


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INDEX 

Page 

INTRODUCTORY  ...................  .  .................................  2 

A  Double  Competition  ......  ......  .............................  3 

Data  Concerning  the  University  of  California  ...................  2 

General  Objects  of  the  Competition  .....  ................  ,  ......  3 

Method  of  Co-operation  ........................................  2 

Preparation  of  Programme  ....................................  2 

PRELIMINARY  COMPETITION  ........  .  ............  ..................  4 

Date  of  Opening  and  Closing  of  ............  6 

Rules  of  ...................................  4 

Jury     .......  .    ..............................................  8 

"     Proceedings  of  .........  ...................................  8 

Plans  .........................................................  7 

"      Public  Exhibition  of  Retained  ...........................  12 

'  '      Retained        ........................................  8 

"      Return  of  Rejected  ......................................  9 

"      Sending  of..  ...............  .V.  ..........................  7 

Premiums  for  Preliminary  Competition  ........................  9 

'  '          Payment  of  .......................................  9 

Programmes  ...................................................  4 

"             Distribution  of  ..................................  6 

Places  of  Deposit  of  ..............................  4 

FINAL  COMPETITION  ..............................................  -.  10 

Closing  of  .....................................  ii 

Premiums  for  ...................................  12 

Competitors  ..............  ..........    .  .........................  10 

"            Journey  of,  to  San  Francisco  ......................  10 

Contract  between  the  University  and  the  Architect  entrusted 

with  any  part  of  the  work  ................  .  .....  .......  14 

Devices  .............................................  ...........  1  1 

Envelopes,  Opening  of  ........................................  13 

Expenses  ....................................................  14 


. 

Decisions  of  .............................................  14 

Officers  of  .............  ...................  .............  13 

Report  of  Proceedings  of  .................................  13 

Publication  of  Report  of  ...............................  14 

Plans  ........................................................  14 

Devices  on.    ..........................  .................  1  1 

Liberty  to  Modify  First  ................................  12 

Public  Exhibition  of  ............................  ........  12 

Return  of  Unrewarded  ..................................  14 

Premiums  for  Final  Competition  ..............................  12 

Programme,  Possible  Modification  of  ..........................  10 

WORK,  ULTIMATE  EXECUTION  OF  ....  ...............................   13 

PROGRAMME  OF  THE  ARCHITECTS  ..................................   15 

General  Propositions  ...........................  ...............   15 

Grounds     ....................................................    16 

General  Grouping  of  the  Programme  ............  ..............   17 

Composition  of  Each  Group  ...................................   18 

Particular  Programmes  .................................    18 

Particular  and  Collective  Departments  ...................    18 

General  Observations  ..........................................   34 

PRESENTATION  OF  THE  PLAN  .................  ____  .  ................  35 

Preliminary  Competition  ...............................  ........  35 

Final   Competition  .......................  .....................  36 

MAPS,  CASTS,  PHOTOGRAPHS  .....................  ..................  37 

INFORMATION    .....................................................  37 

ABSTRACT  OF  CLIMATIC  CONDITIONS.  .  ...................  38 


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